Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the four weeks, August 10th to September 6th, 1902...
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TABLE C.—Summary of Notifications of Small-pox, Admissions to Hospital, and Deaths Registered, in London, as a whole, and in Kensington, in thirteen successive four-weekly periods, from August 11th, 1901, to August 9th, 1902, and Number of Cases in Hospital at the end of each period.
FOUR WEEKS ENDED. | ||||||||||||||
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Sept.7, 1901 | October 5. 1901 | Nov. 2, 1901 | Nov. 30, 1901 | Dec 28, 1901 | Jan. 25, 1902 | Feb. 22, 1902 | March 22, 1902 | April 19, 1902 | May 17, 1902 | June 14, 1902 | July 12, 1902 | August 9, 1902 | Totals | |
Cases notified in London | 116 | 175 | 303 | 413 | 656 | 963 | 1,510 | 1,662 | 1,242 | 893 | 907 | 355 | 140 | 9,335 |
Cases notified in Kensington | ... | 5 | ... | 3 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 106 |
*Cases admitted to Hospital in London | 121 | 194 | 310 | 439 | 690 | 983 | 1,678 | 1,822 | 1,367 | 1,098 | 903 | 345 | 136 | 10,086 |
Cases admitted to Hospital from Kensington | ... | 5 | ... | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 102 |
Deaths registered in London | 16 | 20 | 26 | 73 | 91 | 162 | 219 | 289 | 229 | 166 | 130 | 67 | 30 | 1,518 |
Deaths registered in Kensington | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 12 |
*Cases in Hospital at end of each fourweekly period | 92 | 169 | 284 | 427 | 665 | 870 | 1,321 | 1,567 | 1,431 | 1,360 | 1,035 | 57'J | 239 |
* Including cases from Extra-Metropolitan District*.